Wood charcoal production rose 3.39% to 1,236,725 kt in Kenya in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in Kenya reached an all time high of 1,236,725 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 88,374 kt in 1961. When compared to Kenya's main peers, wood charcoal production in Ethiopia amounted to 4,517,695 kt, 1,315,803 kt in Somalia, 2,034,499 kt in Tanzania and 1,145,605 kt in Uganda in 2018.
Kenya has been ranked 14th within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of wood charcoal production, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Wood Charcoal Production | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | kt | 2,320,095 | 2,400,342 | 2,475,018 | 2,552,018 | 2,631,413 | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | kt | 51,139 | 51,988 | 55,120 | 53,355 | 54,052 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | kt | 142,000 | 142,000 | 142,000 | 142,000 | 142,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | kt | 4,117,708 | 4,219,572 | 4,316,694 | 4,416,051 | 4,517,695 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | kt | 1,080,117 | 1,119,116 | 1,157,021 | 1,196,209 | 1,236,725 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | kt | 263,000 | 263,000 | 263,000 | 263,000 | 263,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | kt | 48,000 | 48,000 | 48,000 | 48,000 | 48,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | kt | 1,187,164 | 1,181,457 | 1,224,642 | 1,269,404 | 1,315,803 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 265,000 | 272,000 | 278,000 | 283,000 | 289,000 | |||||
| Sudan | kt | 588,000 | 588,000 | 588,000 | 588,000 | 588,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | kt | 1,816,139 | 1,872,024 | 1,924,687 | 1,978,831 | 2,034,499 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | kt | 1,037,412 | 1,065,731 | 1,091,717 | 1,118,336 | 1,145,605 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | kt | 63,405 | 65,914 | 68,244 | 18,888 | 25,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | kt | 1,296,000 | 1,296,000 | 1,296,000 | 1,296,000 | 1,296,000 |
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